EP0876130B1 - Einheitliche orthopädische stütze - Google Patents

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EP0876130B1
EP0876130B1 EP96945026A EP96945026A EP0876130B1 EP 0876130 B1 EP0876130 B1 EP 0876130B1 EP 96945026 A EP96945026 A EP 96945026A EP 96945026 A EP96945026 A EP 96945026A EP 0876130 B1 EP0876130 B1 EP 0876130B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • A61F5/0118—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation for the arms, hands or fingers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • A61F5/0111—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation for the feet or ankles

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  • the present invention relates generally to orthopaedic devices and more particularly to orthopaedic braces or supports.
  • orthopaedic devices such as braces, supports and splints have long been available for supporting and immobilizing various injured or strained parts of the anatomy such as the wrist or the ankle. These orthopaedic devices provide protection and comfort to the patient and aid in the healing of those parts.
  • softgood braces have been made using a method known as "cut and sew.” This process involves carefully cutting numerous pieces of material from a pattern, arranging these pieces and sewing them together so that the resultant product takes on the general shape of a desired portion of the anatomy.
  • the brace or support is often somewhat flexible and extends around the injured part of the anatomy, with the edges of the brace held together to securely fasten the brace to the body part. Straps are often attached to one edge of the brace to adjustably secure the two edges together. Commonly, hook and loop arrangements, also known as Velcro®, are employed to hold the ends of the straps in their secured positions.
  • braces or splints that employ the "cut and sew” manufacturing method, as well as Velcro-type strap arrangements, are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,382,439, 4,765,319, 4,873,968, 4,928,678, and 5,205,812.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,368,549 discloses a product and method for unitarily molding Velcro-type hooks onto a relatively rigid portion of an orthopaedic device for mating to the loop portion of a separately attached strap.
  • This product merely eliminates one step in the manufacturing process: the requirement of attaching the hook portion of the fastener to the device. It does not eliminate the labor intensive steps of securing the loop material onto the straps and stitching, bonding or otherwise attaching the loop-carrying strap to the device and generally forming a complete orthopaedic brace or support.
  • Document US 5415623 discloses neither support couplings being integrally formed with the support not a cushioning layer. The thickness of the support is uniform.
  • Document US 5295948 discloses a splint with a support having areas of different thicknesses and integrally moulded support couplings. Nevertheless this splint does not provide a rigid splint action and source movement is allowed even in the thicker areas.
  • the general purpose of the present invention is to provide an orthopaedic device which obviates, for practical purposes, the above-mentioned problems, in the art.
  • one object of the present invention is to provide an orthopaedic brace for use on a selected portion of the anatomy such that, in one manufacturing step, all, or substantially all, of the required components are unitarily molded.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide fully effective orthopaedic braces for use on selected portions of the anatomy that are low in cost.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a unitarily molded wrist brace that is formed in one step.
  • the present invention provides an orthopaedic brace for use on a selected part of the anatomy and for providing a rigid splinting action to the selected part of the anatomy, including: a support, being unitarily injection molded and specifically contoured with areas of differing thicknesses formed in a single injection molding step to adapt to the contour of the selected portion of the anatomy, the support having opposed edges, the support also having substantially flexible areas for extending around and engaging the selected portion of the anatomy, and having substantially rigid portions having a thickness substantially greater than the flexible areas of the support and sufficient to provide the rigid splinting action to the selected part of the anatomy, said flexible and said substantially rigid portions being formed from the same material; a support coupling that has been unitarily injection molded together with and at the same time as the support, said support coupling being located at the opposed edges of the support for holding the opposed edges toward one another and for adjustably and removably securing the support onto the selected portion of the anatomy; and a layer of resilient material mounted within the support for cushion
  • open spaces may be provided in the thinner flexible areas for breathability, together with support mounting arrangements.
  • the padding material mounted within the support provides cushioning where the support engages the arm, wrist and hand.
  • the present invention provides a number of advantages over the prior art.
  • the present invention does not require multiple steps in its construction. Injecting a single molding shot of any number of materials, such as polypropylene, polyethylene, thermoplastics, elastomers, nylon, or urethanes, into a preformed mold may create the final product or one which requires very little further processing. Therefore, extensive assembly labor and risk of manufacturing errors and flaws are virtually eliminated.
  • areas of varying thicknesses can be created. Thicker and, therefore, stiffer areas can be molded at locations that require splinting action, while thinner, more flexible areas may make up the remaining portions.
  • the cost, comfort and, durability of the end product is greatly improved.
  • a prior art orthopaedic wrist brace 10 is shown as worn on a left arm 12.
  • the main body 14 of the brace 10 is comprised of numerous discrete pieces of flexible material that are cut to predetermined sizes and shapes and sewn together with stitching 16.
  • an extra piece of material 18 covering, or containing, a rigid splint or stay is sewn onto the dorsal side of the main body 14.
  • the stay is usually formed of a strip of aluminum or substantially rigid or stiff plastic material.
  • a similar arrangement is usually present on the opposite, volar (or palm), side of the main body 14 to provide extra rigidity (not shown).
  • D-rings 24 are permanently sewn to one edge of the main body 14, while straps 20, carrying a loop material 22, are sewn to the opposed edge of the main body 14.
  • the straps 20 are inserted into and through the openings of the D-rings 24 and looped back towards the opposed edge of the main body 14, where the loop material 22 mates with a hook material 28, which is carried by a portion of the main body 14.
  • the wrist brace 40 includes a support 42, a support coupling which includes straps 52, 54, 56 and D-rings 62, and padding 64.
  • the support 42 is made of material whose flexibility is a function of its thickness. Examples might include polypropylene, polyethylene, thermoplastics, elastomers, nylon or urethanes, with polypropylene and polyethylene presently being preferred.
  • the support 42 includes thinly molded areas 44 that are relatively flexible and formed so that they conform to the shape of the portion of the hand, wrist and forearm to be supported.
  • the thinly molded areas 44 have eight open areas or holes extending throughout the molded plastic.
  • a thumb hole 46 receives the thumb of the patient and assists in the location and mounting of the wrist brace 40.
  • the remaining open areas are designed to provide extra breathability, and light weight to the wrist brace 40.
  • a thickly molded area 48 runs longitudinally along the portion of the support 42 that supports the volar side of the hand and arm. This thicker area 48 provides the stiffness needed to achieve desired splinting action and support.
  • the ribs 50 are strips of thicker molded material extending longitudinally along both edges of the support 42 to further provide a desired level of stiffness and to support the dorsal side of the arm, as shown in FIGURE 5 and described more fully below. Referring to FIGURE 6, the cross-sectional view of the brace 40 reveals the thickly molded area 48 and the ribbed areas 50 in relation to the thinly molded areas 44.
  • Flexible straps 52, 54 and 56 extend outwardly from the flat edge 60 of the support 42.
  • the D-rings 62 extend outwardly from the edge 61.
  • Each D-ring 62 is sized and located to mate with a corresponding flexible strap 52, 54 or 56.
  • Equally-spaced pairs of small holes 58a and 58b extend longitudinally along a major portion of the strap 52.
  • a pair of pegs 59a and 59b having substantially the same circumference as the holes 58a and 58b protrude at the end of the strap 52 that is adjacent to the support 42.
  • This pair of pegs 59a and 59b mates to any of the pairs of holes 58a and 58b in the manner shown in FIGURES 5 and 9, and have slightly enlarged ends to hold the straps 52, 54 and 56 in place. Straps 54 and 56 have the same hole and peg configuration as strap 52.
  • An important aspect of this preferred embodiment is that all of the principal elements required to construct a functional brace are produced unitarily; that is, at one time and in one piece. Specifically, the support 42 having the thick area 48, the thin areas 44 and the ribbed areas 50, the straps 52, 54 and 56, and the D-rings 62 are created with a single molding shot. The padding 64 is added to simply provide extra comfort and may not be required.
  • the padding 64 of the wrist brace 40 extends over the entire inner side of the support 42, except for the thumb hole area 46. In this way, only the padding 64 directly contacts the patient's arm, providing extra comfort, especially when wearing the wrist brace 40 for long periods of time.
  • the padding 64 may be comprised of a soft, breathable and resilient material, is usually die cut to the desired shape and is secured to the inner side of the support 42 by any of a variety of methods, such as by bonding or by adhesive material.
  • the wrist brace 40 when securing to the wrist and arm 70, flexibly conforms to the shape of the wrist and arm 70.
  • the thumb hole 46 receives the thumb 72 and the patient's free hand 74 can easily and firmly secure the wrist brace 40 to the wrist and arm 70, as described in more detail below.
  • the thickly molded area 48 covers a substantial portion of the volar region of the hand, wrist and arm 70, and, due to its thickness, is stiff enough to provide the support and splinting action necessary to prevent the wrist from flexing.
  • FIGURE 5 shows the dorsal side of the patient's arm 70 while wearing the wrist brace 40.
  • the two sets of ribs 50 extend longitudinally along the portion of the wrist brace 40 that covers the dorsal region of the hand, wrist and forearm of the arm 70 and provide a desired amount of stiffness to this side of the wrist brace 40. In this way, the dorsal side of the arm 70 and wrist is supported and restrained against flexing.
  • FIGURE 7 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an alternative configuration in which resilient material 71 is co-molded to the molded support 76, extending through small openings 78 in the molded support 76.
  • Co-molding is a process by which the flexible resilient material 71 is molded onto the previously molded principal structure 76 of the brace.
  • the support 76 is molded with relatively large openings 77 and relatively small openings 78.
  • the co-molded material 71 in its fluid state, is injected to bond to support 76 and to extend across the major openings 77 of the support 76. Further, the co-molded material 71 extends through the smaller openings 78 to effectively secure the co-molded material 71 to the support 76.
  • the co-molded resilient material 71 provides cushioning and comfort to the area of the anatomy to be supported and is an alternative to the die cut padding that requires attachment to the support by means of bonding, adhesives or sewing. Co-molded material 71 may also have holes 74 to provide extra breathability and comfort.
  • the resilient co-molded material 71 is comprised of either SANTOPRENE, available from the Advanced Elastomers division of Monsanto or KRATON, available from Shell Plastics, or an equivalent.
  • an orthopaedic wrist brace 80 is provided with mesh 84 that is unitarily molded with wrist brace 80, in place of the thinly molded areas 44 and open areas 64 described in the first preferred embodiment and as shown in FIGURE 2.
  • mesh 84 is unitarily molded with wrist brace 80, in place of the thinly molded areas 44 and open areas 64 described in the first preferred embodiment and as shown in FIGURE 2.
  • Having unitarily molded mesh 84 in areas of the wrist brace 40 that do not require stiff and immobilizing support provides the benefits of breathability, light weight and even greater flexibility than thinly molded solid areas 44.
  • separate die cut padding or co-molding on the inner side of the wrist brace 80 is not needed, although either may be added if desired.
  • FIGURE 9 The securing method of the wrist brace 40 illustrated in FIGURE 2 is shown in more detail in FIGURE 9.
  • the free end of the strap 52 having holes 58a and 58b and mating pegs 59a and 59b is fed through the opening of the D-ring 62.
  • the strap 52 is then folded back and over the D-ring 62 and in the direction shown, forcing the two edges 60 and 61 of the support 42 towards one another, until the wrist brace 40 firmly encases the arm and wrist.
  • the pair of holes 58a and 58b that most closely aligns with the pegs 59a and 59b in this position is then snapped onto those pegs 59a and 59b, thereby firmly securing the two edges of the brace 40 together and to the forearm and wrist. These steps are repeated for the remaining straps 54 and 56 and D-rings 62 to firmly secure the entire brace 40.
  • This method is similar to the hole and peg system used on adjustably sized baseball caps.
  • the plurality of pairs of holes 59a and 59b on the straps 52, 54 and 56 enables one size molded brace to fit a wide range of arm sizes.
  • FIGURE 10 shows an alternative arrangement for securing the brace.
  • a plastic tie locking system replaces the strap and D-ring arrangement described above.
  • Arch-shaped members 90 and 92 are molded at support edges 96 and 98, respectively, and are aligned to each other where the opposed edges 96 and 98 meet.
  • the free end of the plastic tie 94 that carries angled teeth on one side is looped through arch-shaped members 90 and 92 and then pulled through an aperture 95 that is at the opposite end of the plastic tie 94 in the direction shown.
  • plastic ties 94 can only be removed once, it is less likely that the patient will disobey the doctor's order and cut the plastic ties 94 prematurely. Therefore, this embodiment might be preferred by doctors for use on those patients who lack the necessary discipline to continually wear a removable brace.
  • FIGURE 11 shows a unitarily molded orthopaedic thumb brace or spica 100.
  • the thumb spica 100 is molded with a thumb support 110 to immobilize the thumb of a hand suffering from bone or ligament injury particularly associated with the joint between the thumb and the remainder of the hand and wrist.
  • the thumb support 110 is comprised of a continuous, relatively thick, molded area 112 for support, and mesh area 114 for breathability and light weight.
  • the thickly molded area 112 provides restraint to the thumb support 110.
  • a thumb strap 116 has a plurality of equally sized holes 118, any of which mates to a peg 119 on the thumb support 100.
  • the arm and hand 102 is inserted into the thumb spica 100 and the arm and wrist portion is secured with straps 104, 106 and 108 in the same manner as shown in FIGURES 4 and 9 and as described above. Then, depending on the size of the thumb to be supported, one of the holes 118 on the thumb strap 116 is chosen to snap into the peg 119 so that the thumb support 110 firmly encases the thumb and substantially immobilizes it. As in prior embodiments, the overall structure of thumb spica 100 is unitarily molded.
  • the ankle brace 120 has thickly molded areas 122 for providing support to the foot 150, thinly molded areas 124 and mesh areas 126, with the mesh areas 126 being very flexible, to provide comfort to sensitive areas of the foot 150 such as the malleolus or ankle bone.
  • a substantial mirror image of this arrangement is presented on the opposite side of the brace 120 (not shown).
  • the straps 130, 132, and 134, having holes and pegs, work in conjunction with D-rings 136, 138, and 140, respectively, in the manner shown in FIGURE 9 and described above, to adjustably secure the mating edges of the ankle brace 120 together at the front of the foot 150.
  • This light weight and low cost ankle brace 120 is useful for protecting and immobilizing the ankle joint in cases of a sprained ankle, a partial ligament tear or the like.
  • the present invention is not limited to application to wrists, thumbs or ankles.
  • Other unitarily molded orthopaedic braces may be created to support other injured parts of the anatomy such as knees and elbows.
  • a variety of features from each of the preferred embodiments may be combined to create new brace configurations.
  • one configuration might be an injection molded support with unitarily molded D-rings, sewn on straps and co-molded padding.
  • the D-rings used in a number of the embodiments described above may be eliminated.
  • the straps would not have pegs and would not loop back and snap onto itself.
  • the straps with holes would extend across the opposed edge of the support and would snap into pegs that reside on the opposed side of the support.
  • the number of straps and the number of holes and the orientation of the holes on the straps may vary.
  • other mechanical arrangements may be provided for securing overlapping edges of the supports together, such as (1) molded hooks or pegs on one edge mating with openings or recesses on the opposing edge, (2) mating hook and loop type areas on the edges, or (3) tensioning ties secured through molded loops on opposing edges of the support.

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  1. Orthopädische Stütze (40) zum Gebrauch auf einem ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie und zum Schaffen einer starren Schienwirkung am ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie, aufweisend:
    eine Halterung (42), welche als einheitliches Spritzgussteil ausgebildet ist und spezifisch mit Bereichen unterschiedlicher Dicken umrissen ist, welche in einem einzelnen Spritzgussschritt ausgebildet sind, um sich dem Umriss des ausgewählten Teils der Anatomie anzupassen, wobei die Halterung entgegengesetzte Kanten aufweist, wobei die Halterung auch im Wesentlichen flexible Bereiche (44) aufweist, um sich um den ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie zu erstrecken und an diesem anzugreifen, und im Wesentlichen starre Teile (48) aufweist, welche eine Dicke aufweisen, die wesentlich größer ist als diejenige der flexiblen Bereiche der Halterung und ausreichend, um die starre Schienwirkung für den ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie bereitzustellen, wobei die flexiblen und die im Wesentlichen starren Teile aus dem gleichen Material ausgebildet sind;
    ein Halterungs-Verbindungsstück (52, 54, 56), das zusammen mit der Halterung und gleichzeitig mit dieser einheitlich durch Spritzguss ausgebildet ist, wobei das Halterungs-Verbindungsstück an den gegenüberliegenden Kanten der Halterung angeordnet ist, um die entgegengesetzten Kanten gegeneinander zu halten und um die Halterung einstellbar und entfernbar auf dem ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie zu sichern; und
    eine Lage an elastischem Material (64; 71), die innerhalb der Halterung angebracht ist, um die Halterung zu polstern, wenn sie am ausgewählten Teil der Anatomie angreift.
  2. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei die flexiblen Bereiche Öffnungen (46) umfassen, welche im selben Spritzgussschritt wie die Halterung 1 ausgebildet werden.
  3. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 2, wobei zumindest einige der Öffnungen mit einem Gitter (84) bedeckt sind, das gleichzeitig mit der Halterung einheitlich gegossen ist.
  4. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei die Lage aus elastischem Material (71) auf einer inneren Oberfläche der Halterung in einem Co-Guss ausgebildet ist.
  5. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Lage aus elastischem Material (64) entfernbar an der inneren Oberfläche der Halterung (42) befestigt ist.
  6. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Halterungs-Verbindungsstück aus mindestens einem Riemen (52, 54, 56) ausgebildet ist, der an einer ersten Kante der Halterung gelegen ist, wobei das Halterungs-Verbindungsstück mindestens ein Loch (58a, 58b) in jedem der Riemen aufweist und mindestens einen entsprechenden Stift (59a, 59b), wobei die gesamte Halterung einschließlich des Riemens, des Lochs und des Stifts in einem einzigen Gussformschritt ausgebildet sind.
  7. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 6, wobei eine zweite Kante der Halterung entgegengesetzt der ersten Kante der Halterung mindestens einen einheitlich gegossenen D-Ring (62) aufweist, der jedem Riemen entspricht, damit der Riemen durch ihn hindurch geschlungen werden kann, wobei die Halterung einschließlich des D-Rings im selben Gussschritt integriert wird.
  8. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Befestigungsmittel aus mindestens einem entfernbaren Verriegelungsband (94) aus Kunststoff aufgebaut ist.
  9. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Halterung eine Handgelenkhalterung ist.
  10. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Halterung eine Daumenhalterung ist.
  11. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 10, weiter aufweisend eine Daumenhalterung, die einheitlich mit der Halterung gegossen ist und wesentlich dicke Abschnitte aufweist, wesentlich flexible Abschnitte, welche in Bezug auf die dicken Abschnitte dünn sind, und eine einstellbare Daumenaufnahmeöffnung.
  12. Orthopädische Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Halterung eine Sprunggelenkhalterung ist, die so gegossen ist, dass sie dem Umriss eines Sprunggelenks entspricht.
  13. Stütze nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Material aus der Gruppe ausgewählt ist, die aus Polypropylen und Polyethylen besteht.
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